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Ryan Estrellado is a special education administrator in San Diego, CA, where he helps school districts build equitable systems for students with disabilities. Ryan’s mission is to help administrators and staff combine professional judgment with practical data analysis to improve the experiences of their students. Ryan is a co-author of the book Data Science in Education Using R and the author of the upcoming book The K–12 Educator’s Data Guidebook (out in late 2021). Ryan is a Strategic Data Project Fellow, a program of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University.

Joshua M. Rosenberg (PhD, Michigan State University) is an assistant professor of STEM education and faculty fellow at the Center for Enhancing Education in Mathematics and Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research focuses on how learners think of and with data, particularly in science education settings. Professor Rosenberg tries to understand how practices such as creating, representing, and modeling data create new opportunities for learning how to use data to pose and answer questions about scientific phenomena.

Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Ryan and Josh about data science in education.

Connect with Ryan on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, GitHub, and at his website https://ryanestrellado.com/

Connect with Josh on Twitter, GitHub, and at his website https://joshuamrosenberg.com/

Book: Data Science in Education Using R by Ryan A. Estrellado, Emily A. Bovee, Jesse Mostipak, Joshua M. Rosenberg, and Isabella C. Velásquez

Sign up for Ryan’s newsletter Practical Data Activities for Educators

Podcast: Listen to Ryan and Josh’s podcast About Practice

RStudio: RStudio is a free environment that makes coding in R much more manageable. They also have amazing resources for beginners.

Book: R for Data Science by Hadley Wickham & Garrett Grolemund

Twitter Hashtag: #RStats is a great hashtag to follow if you want to learn more about R.

Book: Science: A Four Thousand Year History by Patricia Fara

Book: Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein

Podcast: Not So Standard Deviations by Hilary Parker and Roger Peng

Podcast: Visions of Education by Daniel Krutka and Michael Milton

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Lisa Sun is a passionate advocate for inclusive, progressive education where, driven by their own curiosity, children are actively engaged in the process, developing a lifelong love of learning. The Philadelphia School’s Head of School, Lisa champions its core values of hands-on learning, critical thinking, equity and social justice, and engagement in the city of Philadelphia to help its 400 students to become responsible and active citizens.

Lisa currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) and serves as a faculty member for the National Association of Independent Schools’ (NAIS) Fellowship for Aspiring School Heads. Her writing has been published in The Baltimore Sun and The NAIS Magazine. Lisa mentors teachers and administrators who want to develop management skills and transition into school leadership roles.

Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Lisa Sun about progressive education & mentorship.

Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn or through The Philadelphia School’s website.

Learn more about The Philadelphia School here.

Book: Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman

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Roney Eford comes from a background of diversity, adversity, and determination. Born and raised IN NYC, Roney left his urban environment for the rural life of boarding school at The Berkshire School in Sheffield MA. As a student-athlete Roney went on to do a PG year at the New Hampton school, then onto Marquette University D1, where he was a 4-year starter. At Marquette, he was a captain, freshman All American, and ranks 16th all-time for points and 11th in rebounds.

Roney then went on to play professionally throughout Asia and Europe for over 8yrs before retiring back to the states to start his second career in education. As a result of living in many countries, Roney is conversational in German, Japanese, and Spanish.

After retiring from basketball, Roney went on to further his education by finishing 2 master's degrees, one in sports management and the other In educational leadership. A fellow recipient of the Aspiring heads program for the NAIS, Roney is currently all but dissertation for receiving his doctorate in sports management & marketing.

During the course of furthering his education, Roney has held administrative educational positions as, summer school principal, director of diversity, Title one coordinator, and Director of Athletics in both urban and suburban environments.

Currently, he is the Director of Athletics at Choate Rosemary Hall in CT and is on the board of directors at the Berkshire school where he is the co-chair of the diversity committee. Roney is also AD liaison for the NEPSAC field hockey diversity coaches association.

Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Roney Eford about Leadership in Athletics.

Connect with Roney on Twitter and through email at [email protected].

Learn more about Roney, his work, and his consulting, mentoring, and workshop services through his website roneyeford.com.

Book: Good to Great by Jim Collins

Book: Dare to Lead by Brené Brown

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Dr. Julie King is the Director of Educational Technology at The Buckley School in New York City. She has more than 15 years of experience leading library and technology programs in independent schools. She holds an M.L.S. in library information science, an Ed.S. in instructional technology, and recently earned an Ed.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Her dissertation research focused on students' engagement in digital communities. Julie currently serves as the co-president of NYCIST, a network of New York City metro-area Independent School Technologists. She is also a mentor for IBSC's Action Research program and a contributing writer for IntrepidEd News.

Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Dr. Julie King about leading educational technology.

Connect with Julie on Twitter or through email at [email protected].

Learn more about the Buckley School.

Tech: CoSpaces Edu

Tech: Replit

Tech: Curiious

Book: Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology by Diana Graber

Book: Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code by Ruha Benjamin

Website: Center for Humane Technology

Podcast: Your Undivided Attention

Michael recommended: Kaggle and RStudio

Matt recommended: Streak

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Dean J. Fusto is a 2020 recipient of the Klingenstein Fellowship at Teachers College, Columbia University and the President and Head of Brandon Hall School, an international boarding and day school serving students in grades 6-12. His career spans nearly three decades as an educational leader. He founded the teachlearnlead.net community in 2014 as a tribute to his heroes and heroines: teachers. This comprehensive site is an online edu-library that has grown in reach and built a global audience of teachers and school leaders seeking professional development and access to the latest educational research. Dean is a past recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship and an EE Ford Fellowship. As a thought leader and influencer, he has published 5 books, dozens of articles and holds an M.A.T. from the SIT Graduate Institute, an M.A. from Columbia University, and Proactive Leadership certification from Cornell University. He has founded and designed numerous experiential, service-learning trips for thousands of students and teachers. In 2017, out of his passion for inspiring youth leadership, he founded the Center for Global Youth Leadership and Social Entrepreneurial Studies at Brandon Hall School. In 2020, he established the Therese A. Fusto microgrants to fund social and community impact projects. Dean can be reached through his LinkedIn network or via Twitter @djftll

Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Dean Fusto about the 5 pillars of leadership.

Connect with Dean on Twitter, LinkedIn, and through his website www.teachlearnlead.net

Learn more about Brandon Hall.

Read Dean’s article The Five Pillars of Impactful Leadership.

Read Dean’s book The Next Best Thing to Being There!

Read Michael’s article Leadership has become a science fiction genre:

How to critically engage with leadership books

Read: Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less by Greg McKeown

Read: Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts by Ryan Holiday

Read: The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene

Read: The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) by Hal Elrod

Podcast: The Learning Leader with Ryan Hawk

Podcast: Nonprofits Are Messy by Joan Garry

Podcast: The Quote of the Day Show with Sean Croxton

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Dr. Robert Evans

Dr. Robert Evans, Ed.D., is a psychologist and school consultant. A former high school and pre-school teacher, and for many years a child and family therapist, he has consulted to more than 1,700 schools, public and private, throughout the U.S. and internationally, working with teachers, leaders, and boards.

Rob received his undergraduate degree from Princeton and his doctorate from Harvard. His particular interests are in leadership, in helping schools cope with change, in crisis intervention, and in improving collegiality and candor among educators.

He is the author of many articles and three books: Seven Secrets of The Savvy School Leader, The Human Side of School Change, and Family Matters: How Schools Can Cope with The Crisis in Childrearing.

Dr. Michael Thompson

Dr. Michael Thompson, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, and school consultant. He has worked in schools for 50 years, starting out as a middle school teacher and later training as a counselor and psychologist.

Now the supervising psychologist for the Belmont Hill School (MA), he has worked with more than 700 schools in the U.S., Asia, Africa, Europe, and Central America. In addition, he served as the longtime facilitator for the NAIS Institute for New Heads and later for the Academy of International School Heads. He has also served on the board of the American Camp Association.

Thompson is the author or co-author of nine books, including the New York Times bestseller Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys and Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children.

Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Dr. Robert Evans and Dr. Michael Thompson about working with today’s independent school parents.

Learn more about Robert and his work on his website.

Learn more about Michael and his work on his website.

Purchase a copy of Robert and Michael’s book, Hopes and Fears: Working with Today’s Independent School Parents.

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Scott Sikes has over 30 years of experience with nonprofit organizations. He has broad experience in frontline fundraising & leadership, including positions as: Elected Chairman of the Council of Vice Presidents of External Affairs for the University System of Georgia; Vice President for Development & Community Relations at Shepherd Center, the nation’s largest spinal cord & brain injury hospital; Vice President for University Advancement at Valdosta State University; Interim Executive Director of Development at University of Georgia, where he was also Director of Principal Gifts, Major Gifts & Planned Giving & he has years of service on various nonprofit boards. He was a founding member of the Georgia Planned Giving Council in 1988, later served as President & he was co-founder & President of the Athens Estate Planning Network.

Scott earned his BA in Political Science/Russian Language & Certificate in Global Studies from UGA, Russian Language Certificate from St. Petersburg State University (Russia), then an MBA from Kennesaw State University. He is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), Fellow of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (FAHP) & Certified Financial Planner (CFP®). He’s a member of the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta’s International Relations Committee, where he utilizes his proficiency in Russian, German & other languages. Scott enjoys bicycling & camping. He & his wife live along the Silver Comet/Chief Ladiga Trail - an approximately 100-mile paved bike path beginning on the outskirts of Atlanta

Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Scott Sikes about Fundraising.

Connect with Scott Sikes on LinkedIn.

Learn more about Columns Fundraising here.

Follow Columns Fundraising on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Read: Consider reading Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and reflect on the texts in conversation with one another.

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Mark Mitchell joined NAIS in 1998 and supports K-12 schools and other organizations in the effective administration of financial aid programs to improve the accessibility, affordability, and socio-economic diversity of independent schools. He has authored several articles, book chapters, and blogs and also frequently presents at workshops, conferences, and schools on tuition pricing and affordability, demographic and income trends, socioeconomic diversity and inclusion, and school financial aid policy and procedures. Mark is also a member of the NAIS Strategy Lab team, delivering research and training for schools on building innovation cultures and the capacity to tackle key challenges and leverage opportunities. Mark is an alumnus and past trustee of Moorestown Friends School in New Jersey, is currently a trustee of the Enrollment Management Association and is a member of the Advisory Board for the National Partnership for Educational Access. Mark earned his BS in communication studies from Northwestern University.

Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Mark Mitchell about Admissions, Enrollment, and Financial Aid.

Connect with Mark through email at [email protected].

Learn more about the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) here.

Follow with NAIS on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Learn more about the NAIS Strategy Lab here.

Read: The NAIS Jobs to be Done study.

Read: Independent School Magazine.

Listen: The Trustee Table podcast.

Episode 22: Enrollment Management in 2021–Key Trends for Independent Schools

Episode 20: Time for a Tuition Reset? Critical Considerations for Independent Schools

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Oman Frame has 27 years of experience in teaching and diversity leadership. He is a gifted motivator and educator who combines real-world topics with academic rigor to make learning personally meaningful for his students. Oman has conducted workshops at the National Association of Independent Schools People of Color conference, the National Middle School Association Conference and, the Southern Association of Independent Schools conference. He is a creator of curricula that ignites, motivates, and inspires people of all ages to understand the effects of oppression on underserved communities and inspire social justice commitment. Oman is currently the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Paideia School in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a member of the high school faculty. Oman is a community resource serving as a consultant to various entities in the country. He has delivered keynotes and program content at the Bell Hooks Institute, Georgia Gwinnett College, and other schools and corporate institutions. He co-chaired the 2016 People of Color Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, and is also an integral part of the iChange Summer Institute for Teachers. Recently, Oman coauthored the book “Let's Get Real: Exploring Race, Class and Gender in the classroom,” a text that gives life and direction to a curriculum rooted in social justice.

Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Oman Frame about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work after 2020.

Connect with Oman on Instagram and Twitter.

Learn more about the iChange Collaborative.

Learn more about the Paideia School in Atlanta Georgia.

Learn more about the NAIS People of Color Conference.

Read: Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Read: Books by Loretta Ross.

Read: Books by Tim Wise.

Read: Books by Robin DiAngelo.

Listen: Scene On Radio Seeing White series.

Listen: Scene On Radio Men series.

Listen: The Code Switch podcast.

Listen: The Throughline podcast.

Listen: The People’s Party podcast by Talib Kweli.

Listen: The Questlove Supreme podcast.

Listen: The Breakdances With Wolves podcast by Gyasi Ross.

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As an expert in design thinking, problem-based learning, school innovation, and curriculum and instruction, Todd uses his skills to teach design thinking and PBL to novices learners while pushing the boundaries of what is possible in education. As a project manager, he uses his ethnographic, observation, research and empathetic skills to create opportunities for student success.

Todd has seventeen years of independent school experience as a middle school teacher, department head, and coach. In his current role at TCS, Todd has helped to create the middle grades program, developed immersive project-based learning for the curriculum, created community partnerships, and the capstone for the eighth grade: social entrepreneurship. Todd has presented at regional, national, and international conferences on current trends in curriculum and instruction – design thinking, problem and project-based learning, and student-centered learning.

Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Dr. Todd Wass about Problem Based Learning and Design Thinking.

Connect with Todd on LinkedIn, Twitter, and through email at [email protected].

Read: Todd’s research Student’s experiences of design thinking and distributed scaffolding in a middle school social studies classroom.

Read: School Class and School Knowledge by Jean Anyon.

Read: Aligning the Curriculum by Allan Glatthorn.

Read: Stamped from the Beginning and Be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi.

Read: NAIS Trendbook.

Read: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo.

Website: d.School and d.School Teaching and Learning Yearbook 2019-2020.

Read: HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking.

Read: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning.

Listen: Planet Money Podcast

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